GR Anime Review: Guilty Crown

[@MajinWeabuu]

My problem with Guilty Crown is that it threw so many things in my face at once without giving me a reason to care about any of it.

[@AveryPage98]

Same. The plot twist in the middle of the show (The one with the main character) made go '.....wait.....why?'

[@zeadsi]

+Wimpy Anime Protagonist Guilty Crown is just a string of poorly realized ideas held together by duct taped and a prayer.

[@TheJuanTrueKaiser]

+SilverVeil Look who is here.

[@zeadsi]

The JuanTrueKaiser I occasionally stop by to hear the ramblings of a man in a red suit.

[@KyngD469]

I feel the same about code geass.

[@Vile_Oreo]

Ah Guilty Crown aka "No idea what the fuck is going on but this looks awesome" the anime.

[@Gajaczek93]

+Nihilism55 see Horizon in the middle of nowhere. It's just like you've described, multiplied by 1000.

[@Vile_Oreo]

Gajaczek93 I dropped that after a couple of episodes. Thank you for reaffirming my decision.

[@Fouxjin]

+Nihilism55 By Guilty Crown I assume you mean Concrete Revolutio

[@Donn66]

+Nihilism55 Yup.

[@Vile_Oreo]

Fouxjin OMG that too. Dropped that mess after 2 episodes as well.

[@vilje3592]

"An averagely bland high school-aged protagonist as indicated by his hairstyle" made my day 👏👏👏

[@anonymoustroll2432]

Shinji Subaru Ash That one guy from School Days That other guy from Dog Days

[@amgb8252]

Arkada, you don't have to apologize for having an opinion. What I expect from you is honesty, a brutal honesty. Some might not like it, but hey, they are immature kids who can't stand for someone to have a different opinion. You must never become less critical or forgiving to a show from fear of a rabid fanbase. Stay true to yourself and rip 'em to shreds!

[@nilspalmstierna3086]

+AMG&B Yeah so true I really feel the same :D (although he could have been a bit more light hearted) ^^

[@amgb8252]

+znoolz momrik I prefer him more cynical and snarky. I always liked his sarcasm, but lately it feels like he became more... "tame".

[@ProrogonLordoftheJags]

+AMG&B I agree. Even though I don't always agree with him I accept and acknowledge his opinion and I can definitely see where he's coming from.

[@TheRezro]

+AMG&B Reasonable NGE fan! Do unicorns also exist?

[@shadowmaksim]

+Prorogon - Lord of the Jags At least from my point of view, it helps that he isn't "pushy" about his opinion...if that makes sense. So many reviewers out there seem to push their opinions as facts and basically go out of their way to insult and/or talk down to anyone who doesn't view things the same way as them. Arkada doesn't seem to really do that to me. He gives his opinion, explains his reasoning behind them so that others can understand (regardless if they agree or disagree), but doesn't do it in a way that jams it into the viewer's faces.

[@Conflict-ff5pi]

So if the main character used his power on himself would he just bring out a piece of blank A4 paper?

[@sebsthexeno9460]

Pretty much, yeah.

[@alexandrubucurica1709]

no...he has a special ability thats quite awsome...and has a bot of emotional meaning

[@MrKiddyIcarus]

+cameron wood BUUUUURRRRN

[@guywithpen]

It's almost like he's an empty husk that takes on the facade of other people's feelings.

[@Bryntwulf]

+cameron wood Actually, he did use it on himself. He got an arm.

[@ashleehernandez8033]

Every time Shu used his power the females made sex noises

[@dxrkness4802]

Ashlee Hernandez and the men just stood there like "ok bitch"

[@polasamierwahsh421]

Yet he didn't even flinch

[@revengance4149]

maybe I'll watch this after all. jokes aside the music and the main girls design are good but aside from that.....

[@ProtagonistOfficial]

In short, Just watch Code Geass.

[@BigE1293]

I like you already mate ;)

[@vclipaddict]

I love you now M8.

[@ProtagonistOfficial]

Virgin Smasher I need an adult.

[@gamerprimeultimaxsupreme2776]

+Protagonist XD

[@xaviercoletta]

code geass being much better of coarse

[@Tahmitron697]

Oh boy I love it when people review polarising anime like this... Let the clash of opinions begin ( ͡~ ͜ʖ ͡~)

[@KaimArgonarEyyyy]

I am going to predict that this comment of yours is going to get tons of likes just as it always does-

[@Tahmitron697]

+Kaim Argonar Well it's already got a like XD

[@KaimArgonarEyyyy]

Whoops, 3- They are already arriving-

[@yudodis4923]

Ikr *grabs popcorn*

[@kingjayded4752]

aww its too much! Im going to need the lube again!

[@ReddoX30]

I really liked the show, but that awful ending...let's just say death was better than what he got left with.

[@大きな水]

Yea, the death of inori (i don't remember how the hell to spell her name) was just to sudden

[@ReddoX30]

Lawnmower Z I really, really hoped she would live. After all he went through so save her, she still died. It would have been better is Shuu would have died there with her. Generally,I am really against the main protagonist dying, but in this case it would have been better.

[@大きな水]

Exactly

[@minger6978]

I know right?

[@mehmango3510]

Actually inori didn't die. Remember the red wire that Shu can cut from inside people using that scissor void, that represents their soul, that's why they die but their body remains unharmed when Shu cuts the wire. At the end, Inori gives Shu a red wire, which is her soul, and he takes it, which means her soul is transferred into him. (Cuz her body's gone) You can see this at the end where Inori is seen with Shu when he closes his eyes and supposedly interacts with Inori's soul inside him, or something like that

[@aulodian-ix]

I'll say now, I really enjoyed Guilty Crown, and in fact I hold it as one of my dearest ;) animes. It has an emotional impact on my first time watching it that few anime can offer, and it stuck with me for years. I'll address the elephant in the room and the most common complaint, the ending. While the ending was indeed rushed and Shu's live doesn't seem like one worth living, you have to embrace the meaning behind it aswell as the emotion to understand it. It's a life that Inori gave Shu when she gave him the Guilty Crown, so he could live on and not have to be the lonely king. TL;DR The ending has a deeper impact and I can learn to accept it when I view it differently. *cough Code Geass cough* And the music...oh....oh the music. Hiroyuki Sawano is a god that cannot be bested. I cri evertiem I listen to the OST.

[@mehmango3510]

тнe мad ĸιng ツ actually can you explain what you mean by Inori giving Shu the Guilty Crown...?

[@mehmango3510]

тнe мad ĸιng ツ And also, Inori didn't technically die. (Thank god this saved me so much heart ache) Her soul was transferred into Shu's body, represented when Shu took the red wire (which represents her soul) from Inori. The red wire also represents a person's soul when Shu uses that scissor void to cut the red wire inside someone, cutting their soul and killing them, but not harming the body. Also, at the end you can see Shu and Inori together in Shu's spiritual mind, or something like that.

[@frostedpearl1386]

Lol, i hold you to your word, i just finished Claymore, so now i have high standards.

[@ninocoolguy6767]

I see what you did there My DEAREST ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[@KoalaFrank]

Troy Fernandes how was claymore

[@arepi2067]

Personally, I think the characters (Mainly Shu) have extremely realistic emotions. The thing is... Real emotion is way more underwhelming than the emotion of anime characters. Shu is a boy suffering from social anxiety, and they demonstrate this in a very realistic way. The only part of this video which i totally disagree with was when he said that Shu's character doesn't change much. Shu is almost a completely different person who believes in completely different things at the end of the anime.

[@beniporag]

They do have realistic responses which I kinda like, but hate because of shu becoming a bigot in the second half. But yeah the realistic responses makes you feel more into the characters as a person not just a animation and this anime got me crying plenty of times so yeah that was kinda cool.

[@KAXSH]

your anime analysis, sucks...

[@smackdownbythebay5160]

+Elwood Hellsythe your comment sucks don't let this douchebag discourage you you're right on point 👌🏽

[@KAXSH]

SmackdownBy! TheBay no I'm right, guilty crown is balls and this guy has shit taste.

[@arepi2067]

Elwood Hellsythe Whats wrong with m y analysis?

[@halfbowuhc9594]

Just a spoiler for all those fans that were sad about the ending. Inori is alive, but without a body. When Inori gave the string to Shu he took Inori's soul into his own body, 2 souls in 1 body. Ending should have been explained better. But still, I'm sad that she's "physically" dead.

[@mehmango3510]

Half Bow actually there's still hope that she MAY be revived, because this IS the future and as we know Mana's soul was tranported into inori's body (which was her vessel, I know, but it's still a soul transport.). Not to mention Inori's soul transporting into Shu's body. So maybe they could transport Inori's soul into another "vessel". But hey, that's a job for the fanfics😂

[@rumfordc]

you understand her physical body was her ONLY redeeming quality right? She has no personality! She's not funny! She's not even smart! It would actually SUCK to be stuck with her soul for the rest of eternity.

[@troy8063]

thats so gay.

[@hussyskunk6286]

well, inori's death is not sad at all. Idk, just felling like it doesnt have any reason for me to feel sad. If it is meant to be sad anyways

[@gamerx9589]

That's crap...crap! Two souls can't coexist in one body it's just a lame theory fitted at the end....they should have killed both Shu and Inori....it's so sad to see the messed up life Shu lives, Its heartbreaking and am waiting for a 2nd season ....If doesn't appear by 2035 I will finish it for them ......just you wait and see!!!

[@NotAwar]

Yes Yes Yes Yes YES Arkada thank you for reviewing this I fucking love you thank you

[@NotAwar]

+Awar Abdulkarim I take that back after watching the review....

[@YamiAi]

+Awar Abdulkarim That's a very adolescent reaction.

[@GlassReflection]

+Awar Abdulkarim Called it.

[@bleb5518]

+Awar Abdulkarim XD I laughed so hard

[@animelibrarian6525]

+Awar Abdulkarim Salty...

[@NightlLight27]

The ending of this show ruined my day, not because it was bad but because it was so emotionally conflicting

[@aadliafiq]

like i said try so hard to be Code Geass but ended up like SAO

[@hussyskunk6286]

The whole anime ruined my time.

[@anonymoustroll2432]

It was heartbreaking.

[@cacona6191]

Guilty crown is like SAO. Many people hate it and many people like it.

[@Alex_Gitis]

Except Guilty Crown is amazing while sao is shit

[@adrianwilliams7856]

It great but the ending is not great

[@Alex_Gitis]

@NICO WALLIN your opinion is wrong. Except if your opinion is the same with mine then its right

[@Alex_Gitis]

@NICO WALLIN lets flip it. Bing Bing Bong

[@Alex_Gitis]

@NICO WALLIN RIP: Jorgen 1 Jorgen 2 Ikea Bird 1 Undead Jorgen Water Sheep No fucks given: Water Cow

[@Guydudebroman69]

Code geass is my favorite anime

[@sebsthexeno9460]

I didn't know that. Now I do. It's snowing on Mt. Fuji.

[@henrybancroft8294]

+Zero I can tell

[@alexandrubucurica1709]

mine too 💪💪💪

[@keybladesrus]

+Zero It's definitely one of my top favorites. #1 usually switches between Code Geass and Fate/Zero, depending on my mood.

[@captainkondoriano7869]

+Zero I recommend you watch Legend of the Galactic Heroes

[@the25thjavi]

Guilty Crown was one of my first animes and Inori was my first anime waifu and still is my number one anime waifu it kinda sucks hearing people hate on it tho I personally really love it

[@m_2vm374]

I totally agree it's a wonderfull anime and there are not much like it anime like this should get more credit and have more ep while over hyped and overlooked ones that aren't gd like one punch man and naruto get over 3000 its literally the same thing happening over and over only if this could get more seasons 😭 just so I can see the character face again and inotri back

[@shehryar5174]

@@m_2vm374 Nah I'd say opm and naruto are 1000 times better than guilty crown, it was such a mess honestly

[@m_2vm374]

@@shehryar5174 Well If I'm Being Honest That Your opinion But me Personally I thought it was Amazing

[@shehryar5174]

@@m_2vm374 Alright I respect that

[@m_2vm374]

@@shehryar5174 👍👍

[@iXSIKOBOIXi]

I thought that Ouma Shuu was one of the characters with the most development (as a main character) out of most. He's really stereotypical, yet he does go through all the hardships much like a normal person would. He, if no one else, was quite relatable (ignoring the powers). He was surprised about his powers rather than just literally being all "Alright" and it took a long time for him to accept. I'd go on but phone

[@nightblade3709]

This is exactly my feelings on the anime to a T. Though I'm surprised he didn't bring up the incest

[@aaa1e2r3]

So I guess Eureka Seven won't be one of the final two reviews. That's a shame

[@kingjayded4752]

damn, i voted for tht too. Hopefully HxH gets in

[@tellder1]

What Eureka Seven is about ?

[@ha420weednumber]

+Athavan Rajasingham It still could be he just recommended it so that doesn't mean it wont be one of them.

[@InquisitorThomas]

+Albert Pavliukovic giant hover boarding robots, there's probably more to the plot than that but I honestly couldn't get into the show

[@seginomikata5175]

Arkada described it fairly well at the end of this video.

[@you741sings]

I don't really know why but Guilty Crown is still my favourite anime. I watched stuff people like better like Code Geass, Death Note, Steins;Gate, and probably more you can name. Guilty Crown still is my favourite. I don't know why really. Maybe it just made me feel really sad, and was one of the first anime to do so. The about 23 anime I watched b4 guilty crown were mostly happy, and the ones that were sad were too short. Also the soundtrack in guilty crown is one of my favourites, probably another reason I like it so much. Like I see all the judgments against guilty crown, and for most anime I'd agree. But when it comes to Guilty Crown I feel this unnatural bias that makes me not care about any flaws people point out... maybe I just love Inori too much (ik a lot of people don't like her, but for some odd reason I really did).

[@sevenyoun5671]

yeah, describing the anime feelings to a person as "sad" or "happy" is just dumb. We're looking at the concept of the story and the romantic relationship, which the music and animations is the only considerable thing in the anime.

[@you741sings]

seven youn I understand people are just being critical, and that's normal. To me though, I think I have this very weird bias for GC, and I'm not really sure why. Perhaps when I watched it I was feeling a way in that it would affect me more. Idk man. But I'm not making arguments that GC was good. I mean I could easily tell the writing was sloppy just by watching it. The reason I like it is a bit unknown to me, as well as why I like Inori. Eh I guess there are always things people like for no real reason. :/

[@sevenyoun5671]

Yeah, i was confused when i first watched the anime and thought it was not so bad. I just have diffrent thoughts after thinking it over

[@jenny2108]

I feel the exact same way! I haven't watched a ton of anime and I think many of the people who don't like gc are ppl who have and break it down so much they can't enjoy it.

[@rayyandwi6168]

You Zhou i like inori too lol :D

[@takezo7294]

Soundtrack was the best part of the show. Other than that it was horrible. Wasn't as bad as Future Diary though.

[@wolfywise]

+SwagDoritoKingToukaGhoulAssEatingNigga Kaneki Looking at statistics, I'd have to say Future Diary was the better show. Unless your puny mind could handle the complicated plot of Future Diary, in which you should stay away from shows like Serial Experiments Lain. Guilty Crown had TERRIBLE characters and story. The animation and Music was better than Future Diary, but when it came to everything else, it was blech.

[@takezo7294]

Alissa MewMew​ Forgot to mentioned the animation. That was good as well. No...I understood very well Future Diary's plot, horrible one at that. Just another one of those sad touchy trying catch your feelings type of edgy show. Yuno was a horrible character tho but yeah guilty crown has an indefinite amount of bad portrayed characters

[@squirtleyujeong]

+SwagDoritoKingToukaGhoulAssEatingNigga Kaneki whattt future diary was super entertaining imo. i know a lot of people think it has a ton of problems but u didnt at least find it fun to watch??

[@takezo7294]

R o x y most of the time it was cringe to watch do to the edgy stuff throughout the show, only a bit enjoyable when yuno was on a killing spree lmao

[@squirtleyujeong]

haha yea i can imagine a killing spree in that animation and style would be freakin awesome i just wish we didnt have to slog through shitty story and characters to get there

[@grashol15]

i loved and hated it . if thats possible. becomes spoilery after this. but one thing still bugs me wel 2 but i won't mention that. shuu going ooh my friend just died in a way i did not think was possible ....... lets become hitler.

[@Despoina_Nyx]

+gajeel redfox I think It was more. ''My only real friend is dead and is the fault of this bunch of assholes.... fuck them'' xD

[@TieDyeTurtle]

+gajeel redfox The first ark was amazing i loved, but the second ark was one of the worst thing i have ever seen.

[@SimplyFrostbite]

I agree so much man that ruined the whole anime for me

[@danielh457]

+gajeel redfox yeah i get you

[@jimbob1862]

I understood him blaming his other friend since he did essentially get her killed. But what pissed me off is that he was basically a Bitch who let everyone manipulate him into doing what was best, we never really got to see him think for himself. He flips out at her death, and then just accepts the plan made by others instead of actually thinking of a different way. It annoyed the hell out of me that even when he was the leader he was basically a stupid puppet whos only defining aspect was his interest and relationship with Inori.

[@ccdxdhk1575]

Wow, every review I've ever watched by you has been dead on. Your are the sole reason why I've watched so much anime. Thanks for all the anime guidance man!

[@herbdeanisthegoldstandard8293]

Stfu you simpleton turd. You are a pathetic sheep

[@enelenallen]

@@herbdeanisthegoldstandard8293 you must be looking at a mirror

[@phgamer4393]

when you mentioned weapons pulled out of people i thought about revolutionary girl utena

[@SPofSaturnProduction]

+PHGamer nothing like a good sword of Dios to ... save... the ... day?

[@rollercoasterdude96]

+Amber Strain Save the day, mess with everyone's sexuality...it's all good.

[@Doomboy292]

+PHGamer I like to think Guilty Crown stole that from Utena...The concept of taking swords out of chests must stay alive!

[@AnimeReference]

+PHGamer I thought about chaos;head. Di swords look cool and made of delusions.

[@katharinamuller3850]

+PHGamer Take my upvote for remembering this old but great favourite of mine.

[@Reiichi1]

Just my opinion and my opinion alone. Though its not the best, it certainly impacted my perception of life and made me see how our world is a more beautiful place than it may seem. It actually taught me how to cherish the moments in my life and that memories are valuable to everyone. I've watched it when i was young, maybe 9 or 10 and i didn't get it. but re-watching it now, nostalgia hit me hard. This anime is certainly special in its own way. I would rate this a 9/10 in concept and idea, i do not wish to critique other aspects of the anime. IMO, i do not have any anticipation for Season 2. Afterall, everything has an end. This anime will definitely be something i would not forget. If you are looking to watch this anime, watch with an open mind

[@solacehealer7589]

The song in the first episode got me hooked, even though I had some things I disliked, but then when Shu began to flounder and go down the wrong path I got really frustrated and worried. I get too attached to characters, and watching them fall to pieces is so hard. Then the finale completely confused me.

[@Lugmillord]

I haven't watched Code Geass but I still thought about that show the first time you asked whether this sounds familiar. ...I think that says something.

[@ProrogonLordoftheJags]

+Lugmillord Go. Watch. It. Like RIGHT NOW! Seriously it's amazing! You won't regret it, it's way better than this show. Arkada has a review for it btw.

[@Lugmillord]

I know that he has - I watched it. But I don't care for mechs in the slightest. That's the same reason why I haven't watched evangelion. I just can't stand those robots for some reason :/

[@animelibrarian6525]

+Lugmillord Keep the hype down and you're probably going to enjoy Code Geass.

[@Lugmillord]

Thunder of Aznable It's not about hype of any sort. It's about me not liking mechs in the slightest. (yes, these kind of people actually exist!)

[@TheRezro]

+Prorogon - Lord of the Jags It is just mediocre and have large plothole in that Lelouch plan couldn't simply work on end, but way in which it is solved is really good.

[@Duskpixie]

I'll admit, this show is pretty significant to me in a number of conflicting ways, and I can largely understand a lot of the different view points of others who have watched it because of this. The first time I watched through this series, I hated it. Like, reeeally hated it. Watching it made me angry, largely because of the points that GR brings up here, about the characters constantly manipulating Shu and treating him like garbage. I hated all of them, and I hated Shu for letting it happen. Then watching it through a second and third time, it somehow managed to become one of my personal favourite anime of all time. A pretty drastic shift, I know, but it makes at least some sense. Since I already knew what was going on with all the characters, I started to look at the series my second time through in other areas, and that's where I saw its strengths. The art is beautiful, the directing is often phenomenal, and it has probably my favourite soundtrack in anything I've ever seen. That, and, I realised that the way the characters acted - vindictive and manipulating - the reason that was able to invoke such a strong emotional response in me the first time through is because those things are real. People aren't the ideal paragons of justice and companionship that so many other anime portray them as. Real people are indeed cruel and selfish, and will manipulate others to get their way. All too often, people DO only care about others only for what they can get out of them. Not everyone, obviously, but it's still just one more harsh reality of the world we live in. The individuals portrayed in this anime are not necessarily bad characters, they're just bad people. And that, ironically, is what I like about them. Of course, this is all just my own interpretation and opinion, and I know there are definitely far better anime out there than this one. Despite all of that, Guilty Crown just holds a special place in my mind.

[@blankyoutube-7676]

Duskpixie I have to agree with you and I think you make a beautiful point

[@killemwifkindness]

Same. I hated the characters and Shu when I first watched it, but recently after watching it again, I can sorta understand their motives and their actions. I guess I'm watching it with a mindset like watching Train to Busan, where people are just so afraid of dying but was so helpless with it. And yeah, Shu did said in an episode that these people who were manipulating him were just very scared. And he was too I think, 'cause alike his void, he take everything in, and he's just human either. He wanted to help them but he was helpless too and was afraid he couldn't do better. I'm sure there are flaws in these reasons behind their action(i.e overexaggerating), yet maybe that's how it is, maybe when in the most extreme situation, people are really just selfish and awful to do whatever to live. (Not gonna comment on the story plot haha, I know it's a mess, but everyone has their own pov, and from mine, I can accept it, so this anime has a special place in me)

[@abby6792]

Exactly. Well said 💜

[@MeijieGonzalez]

i going to be honest its pretty messed up at the beginning your like "yes ok this makes sense" near the end your like "WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED?" i mean you would only if you watched all 22 episodes I mean the ending was lame its like they rushed and shu and inori they're relation ship seems forced? you only came for the music and the graphic designs or something like that... because lets be honest the music is op anyone else? agree?

[@hussyskunk6286]

Well, i agree.

[@luismacara8467]

I always felt like shu didn't care for inori the way he felt about hare, because in her last moments, shu realized that hare really did care for him all along, more than anyone. And I always felt that while inori says she loves shu all the time, shu never says it about inori, except in episode 4. Then after discovering that Inori is basicly a robot,, he just uses her as friend/emotional crutch

[@Berkut888Gaming]

This was one of the first Animes that I watched, that's why maybe I liked it so much and has a place in my heart lol

[@zarathustra7291]

Guilty crown's writer sees Code Geass: *It's free real estate.*

[@apartfromnothing55]

Zarathustra ...wasn’t one of the writers of Guilty Crown also the main writer for Code Geass?

[@mr.applejuice8546]

I mean he also made code geass

[@enoch13th85]

@@mr.applejuice8546 Probably an unpopular take but, Code Geass was utter trash! It fooled people into thinking it was clever when it was really quite dumb. It tried to be Death Note but DN can actually be quite clever whereas CG just tells you it is but when you actually think about the "clever tactics", there are none, it's a façade made to look like Lelouch is playing 5d chess when he's just saying stuff that sounds clever but you never actually see these genius tactics... I mean even the actual chess games are dumb. Then the awful character motives; Suzaku is framed as the righteous one (in comparison to Lelouch at least) when in reality he is the worst character in the show, a traitor, coward, father killer, just an all round scumbag, I despised him. Lelouch was an angel in comparison to that awful human being. Giving a small section of an occupied nation to it's rightful owners who are foeced into ghettos is somehow framed as good and a foil to the "terrorists"... I could go on forever about the nonsense in this show... I guess I kinda have already. And the character designs are some of the ugliest I've ever seen, who in their right mind thought that they looked good?

[@mr.applejuice8546]

@@enoch13th85 I totally agree with you. It makes it seem clever. But I still love code geass because it was such a wild ride and nothing can ever beat that ending

[@jeremiahward7181]

@@enoch13th85 That wasthe entire point of code geass Lelouch believed himself to be smarter than and better than everyone when in actually he was a kid who was able to fool himself into making the world a better place (for howsoever long that peace lasts)

[@spacemanandy2]

I actually enjoyed this anime, but one of the main reasons I did was because it was relatively free from typical anime cliches. Yeah, there were some, like the dopey main character stumbling upon an unbelievable power, but this anime went into a dark direction that many others don't go. I disagree with you in that Shu doesn't change, because he clearly does. The traumatic experiences that he goes through put a huge burden on him, and yes, he is easily manipulated into becoming an asshole because of this, but that burden is his own. When he loses a specific person, he realizes then how much he was taking them for granted and it hurts him. At the end, you see him still burdened with this. It's pretty clear (at least it was to me) that he's never going to be the same that he was. He will always carry that pain with him.

[@smackdownbythebay5160]

He will probably say lonely forever unless he gets with girl on the wheelchair she's smoking hot.

[@tcc5750]

Arkada disagrees lol. 12:40, he calls it a clusterfuck of anime tropes/cliches.

[@jordancooper7577]

Finally someone who sees the true meaning of the show. Funeral Parlor isn't going to just give him a welcome hug with open hands and treat him fairly. They're a terrorist group, they were bound to use him and manipulate him into being a dictator.

[@hussyskunk6286]

"free from typical anime cliches" yeah right. Go watch more anime, there is more.And this anime, has gone beyond the limit

[@fightingmedialounge519]

I don't think he's asking for that funeral parlor to be nice. Just a bit more balanced.

[@qujohn172]

guilty crown isn't as bad as everyone says.

[@beniporag]

It's ok but some parts I don't get and some parts I don't like, it's a 2.5-3 stars for me out of 5

[@Talebrimme]

its the worst anime ive ever seen

[@klmnopskinner]

+Liquid NacL Could you explain what makes it the worst anime to you? I can't take your opinion seriously if you don't support your statement ^_^

[@Talebrimme]

Veridan There was no character consistency, random characters just became absolute dickheads in the laziest fucking way to move a story I've ever seen. The protag is the most boring wussy piece of shit character in anything I've seen before, his love interest is just another failed rei clone. The story makes absolutely zero sense, nothing is explained, the plot twists are worse than a shyamalan movie, and they just occur more and more as the series goes on. Also Guilty Crown tries so hard to rip off code geass except its so poorly written it just became a steaming, convoluted pile of shit

[@magicwing777]

pardon my english but its like swordart online, the plot got a great start and then it just gets worst and worst, and because of the great parts like the settng and supercell's songs they keep getting your hopes up and then the actual shitty ass story contrasts from what you had in mind also the main character is unbareable, he's over the top fragile, inconsistent, stupid and unrelatable, he started as an average kid and then he turns into this shallow ass goody two shoe, then he get surprised that people gets killed in wars(what???) and losses his ways right after a girl tell him how she loves the way he is with her dying breath. near the end the main charcter got better???maybe? he still have moral problems? and its been years since i seen the show but i remember it ends with a scene of him in a wheelchair looking like a normal kid and i was sitting there thinking "kid you are not normal go see a therapist"

[@OJT2k]

can you review your lie in april or are you waiting for the actual month april?

[@MX3rules]

He would lie about that review in april.

[@jayveesadia9303]

+Olly Tench maybe waiting for the dub?

[@williamadama7822]

+Olly Tench was it on the list when he prepared his review week ?

[@jrpgcentral3237]

He doesn't review shows he feels that are so popular that the majority of people have already chosen to watch

[@youweretheone7413]

+Olly Tench My birthday is on April! :D I'm such a loner

[@blinkx1070]

OMG someone actually mentions Eureka Seven? Arkada plz do a video on it

[@Hoshikage869]

+blinKX10 YES!

[@zeadsi]

*Guilty Crown* is a cacophonous wreck of ill-conceived script writing decisions stacked on top of poorly realized ideas. It's a how-to manual on what not to do in a story that's glossed over by above average audiovisuals. It's a show that embodies "style over substance" in its most rudimentary form.

[@ShroomRPG]

+SilverVeil At least it has style.

[@zeadsi]

Harry Huy Nguyen believe it or not in my MAL account I said that in my tag description section, so not that far from the mark if you ask me. Shyamalan level is the best parallel to make to any movie power-player in the same way Tetsuro Araki can be compared to Michael Bay in terms of scale and animated bombardments.

[@zeadsi]

Dewayne C "Style" only found impressive to those with inept understanding of animation on a broader sense. It's all slight of hand gimmicks and confetti to those keen to what to look for. Notice I said "above average" audiovisuals and not "good". It certainly tries more to be a grandiose spectacle in comparison to most shows made within the same time period (in no small part thanks to Araki's directing style) but at the same time it's just a step above the fundamentals expected from a well-oiled animated feature.

[@zeadsi]

Harry Huy Nguyen GC is one of those shows I was close to dropping to be honest (which is rare since I've only officially dropped 6 anime out of 500+ anime titles so far). I can't understand how anyone that pays attention to the shows they watch can possibly think this show is even remotely good (let alone decent). It's just painfully bad from beginning to end and since you haven't finished it I'm warning you now that it gets worse (no I'm not kidding). In a way GC is an amalgamation of everything that can be wrong in a anime, so in that sense I guess it accomplishes the rare feat of being bad on every aspect imaginable.

[@NoWaifuNoLaifu]

I even searched up the word cacophonous though I already knew the definition in an attempt to understand what you meant by "a cacophonus wreck" lmao.

[@ededdynedd]

Code Geass > Guilty Crown.

[@JT_117]

Well that's a no brainer.

[@amitaiavrahami4920]

+Embrace your Darkside Why the fuck does this even need to be said?

[@Trollingtonsrus]

+Embrace your Darkside Code Gayass

[@VinnyLam]

+Embrace your Darkside That's no contest.

[@aura4427]

xD well done sherlock well said

[@princessayo14]

Im a fan of GC but my comment is about the music. What I love is that they have turned Inori's music career into a real thing sorta like Miku which works with it being off of supercell. My love for GC mostly consists of Inori I sorta wish for a mini series or mini manga about Inori. Maybe a story not at all around time of GC and maybe develop her more. Because the show has sorta added more via music videos. Like some of them have sorta viewed Mana and Inoris connection I guess? Idk I just like Inori and wish she developed more as a character because I'm a sucker for pinky heads.

[@OMoneyXL]

Fuck it, even if you don't like it you can't lie that it has a damn good soundtrack. I loved the show personally and I bought it without regret. Although everything he said about Shu is very true.

[@KidSnivy69]

Hey he gave it a stream it rating overall, so he's not saying it's completely shit

[@OMoneyXL]

Yea it's a good watch, but still has its flaws. I agree with the verdict.

[@Bakatora04]

+Orlando Campbell the best thing of the show is his soundtrack

[@hellraiser217]

+KidSnivy69 Except he kinda did... "Look, if this were a one on one conversation I'd tell you to skip it but you need to watch bad anime to appreciate the good ones and trust me it gets much worse than this."

[@armoredtitan9879]

+Orlando Campbell yea, the soundtrack is one of my favorite, especially the first opening.The story is okay, some people like it and some dislike.

[@dorothygale9648]

When I listened to the dub, every time Shu spoke I just imagined him as Jimmy Kudo and it brought me SO much joy. Not enough joy to finish the show, but joy nonetheless.

[@tanguiano88]

The music and animation were breathtaking. Loved the epic fight scenes but for me personally I felt like there was something missing and the ending left me hanging. But I gotta say I still loved it. Awesome review I couldn’t help but laugh with your expressions. 👍🏽

[@WormyMaster]

People with voids inside them? Sounds like they watched Clannad to me ^^.

[@-eternal]

I'm sorry it took 3 years, but your comment is just perfect.

[@NipahAllDay]

I like this anime for what it is. despite the major flaws and problems, I considered it to be my top ten favorite anime. I like Shu as a character and I can understand how he feels. even though he isn't the most liked character, I like him.

[@marijkelandon]

But the show sucks why would it be in your top 10 have you only see 10 anime

[@NipahAllDay]

William Landon​ over an 100 actually. I know it has flaws, and I can't really defend the major problems, but I had a blast watching it. I guess you can call it my guilty pleasure.

[@salmon3669minecraft]

+William Landon opinions. I didn't like it. But hey, that's an opinion. same as yours and his.

[@Aurid_art]

+William Landon why gotta be so ruuuuude?dont you know everyone has opinions tooooooo.

[@jrpgcentral3237]

Reported for enjoying trash

[@LuminescentShine]

I liked it more then sword art online though

[@joseagustincuesta]

+Haku Yuki That's not saying much, though.

[@LuminescentShine]

Jetto Agu I am alking about the first half not the 2nd

[@klericajohnny3990]

Haku Yuki yeah Swort Art online and guilty Are shit anime’s.....and ppl don’t know good storie telling

[@BigT.Larrity]

Yeah but cute anime girls

[@eteledp7458]

I am starting to think that i am the only person that likes sword online

[@swer9112]

you make the best reviews on youtube i really enjoy them and they are super helpful. And I agree with pretty much everything you have ever said. And thanks to you, I watched Steins;Gate, which is now my favourite anime

[@aneesquid]

I have never agreed with any words more in my life. Every single thing in this, beginning to end, was in my mind *perfect*. Thank you so much for this, I needed this after hearing my others rant on and on about how this is the best show ever.

[@anonymous112]

You know re watching this 8 years later, their is a new prospective to the character aspect I want to bring up. I honestly felt the purpose of this story was to be one big lesson to Shu alone, about how his will won't be in his control when he listens or fights for others. Every character except Hare and glasses girl was legitimately awful and personifies what's going to happen to Shu if he keeps following them, especially since majority of them are kids with PTSD by the middle. From that prospective to me, even if the character development seemed to have been lost randomly, it wasn't done that way. These kids were not prepared at all for the second half, and a traumatic experience like that affects brain chemistry especially in developing children. It's a kind of a tragedy in a way, because if the 2nd half quarantine didn't happen they could have been very like able people (not just characters), but now they were stunted and changed for the worse. The characters are awful, but are meant as an overall lesson. Not excusing Shu though, he is genuinely awful with no redeeming qualities after hurting some of the actually nice people in the story

[@michaelyoung7171]

I was interested in this anime since Oct 2014 when I was looking at the top recommended anime online and I searching for it for 6 months until I founded suddenly in late March 2015 and I watched and completed on May 16, 2015. this anime was really good I love the soundtrack this anime also reminded me of Code Geass. I give this anime a 8.4/10.

[@Leadego]

Michael Young I really love this anime. it is my favorite tbh

[@yoyoneel45]

Watching Guilty Crown in a time of the pandemic makes it more relatable and full of stress XD. Amazing show!

[@terronova]

I'm surprised you didn't talk more about the ending. But thanks for the review, I finished GC today and you pretty much nailed my every thought about it.

[@okerbel]

I mean this show is ok. The idea is fucking great, the execution is pretty subpar. But man, fighting with your patronus as a weapon with some being strong and some being near useless, it just sparks love out of me. So i don't think it's bad nor is it good. It's ok.

[@markandrewbautista5539]

Fun fact: nobody gets the story

[@TheRoflcopterGod]

I haven't watched a video of yours in over 2 years. I randomly go to KZbin and to see some unrelated video and notice a guilty crown video in my recommended videos. I get interested and so I read the author and see it is Glass Reflection. I felt nostalgic towards your videos that I had to stop everything just to watch this. I realize I have missed your reviews and am just glad to be coming back to your channel after all this time.

[@TheJacob232]

dont forget "void prosthetic hand" although....the finale was pretty awesome to watch...........and yea i agree fully on the lack of a decent story

[@xKALLx1]

Got yourself a subscriber. Finally someone who can criticise anime appropriately, and doesn't make me cringe when they open their mouth.

[@bleidar1453]

Funny thing, this was my first anime, at the time I felt something was off by a lot but I couldn't really tell, now when I think back to the anime and after seeing your review I'm just left with this one question to the writers: Why? They had so many chances for so much character progression and making Shu from what he is into someone actually impactful. Gonna subscribe for more reviews like this, thanks for sharing!

[@goldinphoenix92307]

Although I like to think of my self as a fan to this Anime, I can not say that is very good.I respect your decision and if I dare say so my self (and I do) I agree with this review.

[@Kuwa-yoshi]

Soundtrack was the best hands down :D

[@WormyMaster]

I need to thank your avatar for reminding me of watching the 2nd season of Log horizon. I completely forgot about it O.o

[@squirtleyujeong]

+WormyMasterTV i watched the first ep of LH season 2 and it was seriously disappointing i couldnt go on. the first season was absolutely amazing and it seemed like the just sucked all the fun out of it. from what i hear the whole season is like that. its sad bc season 1 deserved a better continuation

[@mauricioarcos2213]

+WormyMasterTV dont do it! you will be so disappointed :(

[@darkprinc979]

+KuwaYoshi This gets a thumbs up not only for the comment, but for the Akatsuki XD.

[@Bloosica]

I feel like I need to rewatch this now as it's been so long, but I remember liking it. Maybe it was the visuals and music that did it for me as it's beautiful and Inori's outfit is one of my favorites of all time, not to mention that the opening seen really pulled me in. But I do remember being confused at times. In the end though since it has been so long it's an anime I look back at being beautiful and just really hazy on the actual story.

[@jenny2108]

I don't agree that at least shu isn't relatable. He is a normal kid at first and he's shy and has self esteem issues like any other teenager and that really impacts his character after he is thrown into his situation. He is scared and doesn't know what to do and all of a sudden he has to become a leader and feels responsible for all of his friends and peers lives. Imagine what you would do in that situation. Probably try to please everyone as much as possible bc you're 17 and immature and have no fucking idea what you're doing. Then something terrible happens to someone you were close to and someone that helped you believe in yourself when God knows you really didn't and you get angry and scared and once again don't know what to do so you change everything and it was bad but he's human and 17 and immature, this show shows how human and imperfect shu is . Just my opinion

[@smackdownbythebay5160]

But yet people who want to bash on Guilty Crown will view how Shu needs to be perfect and be that tough emotional and physically strong character that probably wouldn't last a second in his shoes.

[@klericajohnny3990]

SmackdownBy! TheBay this Anime is for dummies.....

[@jordancooper7577]

I agree totally. Funeral Parlor should of taken advantage if him, they're a terrorist group, they're not going to give him a welcome to the group hug and ponys and shit.

[@antonstoyanov4162]

Except that they kind of stand in the middle of a line between using him and making him one of their own, on one hand they expect him to be perfect and totally suited for the rather easy job of being a trained serial killer, like all of their members, and whenever he fails (which is totally normal) they go crazy say its all his fault for their failures and shiet. In episode 10 he leaves the Funeral Parlor, In episode 11 they are all like, OMG SHU WHY U SUCH A USELESS BITCH, ITS ALL YOUR FAULT THAT WE NEVER FIGURED OUT HOW TO DO THINGS WITHOUT YOU. After that i just dropped the anime, no thanks i dont like watching hypocrites.

[@martial6474]

guilty crown = how to be a douchbag 101

[@hussyskunk6286]

More like, how to not make a good story 101

[@lumberboi8592]

@@hussyskunk6286 , anime original endings hurt most of the time. *cough* darling in the franxxx *cough*

[@luzanime_edits]

Glass reflection the audio you use for your into reminds me of the jojo outros roundabouts intro

[@maskofice9432]

I find this comment hilarious given his Jojo review that went up today. Can you see the future by any chance?

[@luzanime_edits]

MaskOfIce lol maybe I can

[@PaulWon]

I got bored after episode 12. The MC was the weakest point of guilty crown, Runs away from everything and yet they keep persisting for him to join them. I agree in this video, they just borrowed elements from code geass and gurren lagann really heavily. Guilty crown vs code geass? Go watch code geass instead a much better classic to watch if you are just getting into anime and you want an anime that will give you great world building. Don't waste your time watching guilty crown after episode 12, your going to waste your time. Foreshadowing isn't character development brought to you by r/freefolks. Guilty Crown gets a 2/10

[@Robloxdude260]

Aint gonna lie i only watched maybe 7 episodes of code geass and gave up on it. Ik ppl love "classics" but if thats the argument for it being its a weak one.

[@GrimSenpaii]

I think you need to watch guilty crown. Not as a mecha. Watch it like you watch evangelion. The main character actually had a lot more to him. And you can see him evolve over the stormy this leads to the amazing ending. I know there are flaws but it's nowhere near a 2/10. Easy 7/10 from me. ( code geass is a 8/10 for me btw)

[@John_Bourdakos]

The only think u basically didn't like gets 'fixed' afterwards but I guess you just like overpowered Shonen characters and 'character development' isn't your type of thing. All good.

[@ditrix4850]

Man, I really appreciate you making this video, however I have to respectfully disagree with you in a sense that I LOVED this show, however, I understand that everyone is entitled to their own opinion, so all I can say.... is thank you.

[@fernandosalinas9536]

i agree the first 12 episodes were very good but the last 10 were ass

[@jmfgaming7121]

This is the first video i watched of yours, and i really like how you got to the point directly

[@totallyphy2517]

it seems like he dislikes the anime i really like and i dislike the anime he really likes 😂😂

[@smackdownbythebay5160]

+Elwood Hellsythe tough guy now say it to their face so they can punch your weak ass.

[@KAXSH]

SmackdownBy! TheBay I doubt it...

[@enoch13th85]

Mate, he watches moe trash so yeah, you ain't alone here.

[@totallyphy2517]

@@enoch13th85 lmaoo, good to know xD also wow 4 years ago jesus

[@enoch13th85]

@@totallyphy2517 Haha, four years... well due to this ridiculous lockdown I'm searching for anime to watch, looking through old reviews. I've gotten quite picky as I get older and find it hard to find stuff that suits my tastes. I'm sure I've seen all the classics by now and imo the newer stuff just isn't as good. I'm talking Death Note, Cowboy Bebop and I do like some older shonen like Yu Yu Hakusho and HXH too. Any recommendations I may have missed would be greatly appreciated.

[@bobby2hands227]

I'll never understand Arkada's insistence on having "likeable" characters. I really couldn't care if a character is likeable I just want them to be interesting, in fact a lot of my favourite characters are completely unlikeable assholes.

[@xavier8951]

+bob ward I agree it's more important make a character interesting.

[@leidolfwinter4521]

+Nightblade370 Hit the nail right on the head, heck even Gendou Ikari, and Gilgamesh (Fate) fall under that idea, and they are complete ass holes.

[@matthewdejesus8215]

+bob ward I see what you're saying, but that doesn't always work. If a show is, say, trying to get you to care about a group of characters. but they're all totally unsympathetic assholes...a lot of scenes will usually fall flat.

[@TristanShelton]

+bob ward The key difference is that you're referring to being likable by other characters within the world, whereas he's referring to being likable by the viewer.

[@rumfordc]

if they're your favorite then you like them and thus they are likeable characters... that should be obvious.

[@GrimSenpaii]

I haven't watched this series in like 5 years and I cant remember like any of it. It feels like it's been so long since I saw it. But I remember the ending had me in tears. I'm gonna need to rewatch it

[@tobisonola7629]

Watching Guilty Crown now, haven't watched Code Geass yet. Will watch it after bad compare.

[@tobisonola7629]

*and compare*

[@rumfordc]

^^ foreshadowing

[@vinniqt8274]

Tobi Sonola bitch u didn't see our series its unfinished. :(

[@McBenjiii]

"It's a beautiful looking and amazing sounding..." Sooo it's Sword ass online? :D

[@thusspakeflavina]

God damn I'm clearing out my plan to watch list and you have all the videos I need. Fam keep up the good work, it's appreciated.

[@davidplayhard]

7:00 dude, that's basically what life is like

[@NoobTuber124]

Then why watch an anime? Just live life, if you want life. And don't give me that "it makes it realistic" bullshit.

[@idon896]

+David Martinez Two people forced together for the sake of the viewers? Well, unless your life is a reality TV show.

[@zarigriffin3193]

the anime still sucks

[@zukodark]

I seriously dropped it at episode 5.

[@masaru2509]

+Zuko Darkborn Wish I had done the same

[@pizzashark7067]

+Zuko Darkborn I dropped it episode 1. I generally do when the world presented to me is so stupid, pandering, and internally inconsistent that I can literally feel my intelligence being insulted. This show is bad.

[@something6510]

Stopped around 20 I think. Can't really remember.

[@piccolo56000]

+Zuko Darkborn i have not watched but i understand what phase you are going through , i felt the same with SAO , and also DATABASE , DATABASE!

[@zukodark]

lonewolf colin SAO was one of the first anime I watched, excluding the ones I watched as a kid when I just called them "cartoons." So I have watched it several times, while I in no way would call it that good of an anime in other ways than art and sound. Log Horizon however, I think is pretty amazing (while in my opinion, mostly a lot worse in art and sound.)

[@24hourswithouttouchingachi65]

Shu is teachnically Eren Yeager because he was a innocent man and turned into a unholy satan later in the series.

[@bononcrusher2]

There are people who DEFEND Guilty Crown? Oh I would love to hear their argument.

[@himikotoga1733]

Akane Yakumo it's good lol

[@haroldmarzan6328]

Akane Yakumo I love it beacuse of how bad it fucking is and triggering Fuck anime as a whole

[@nicolaszan1845]

I was surprised as well. Though I did see some of the arguments they presented, and it's mostly about the fact it takes a somewhat darker path than most other anime would take in its place.

[@aliraffi2587]

I liked Guilty Crown more cuz animation and music was way better although storywise Code Geass takes the prize

[@hussyskunk6286]

idk, their argument is not that strong. most of it are just something that you could see from other better anime anyway. Romance is pushed, writings are broken, battle is... somewhat edgy, antagonist is not even that good. To put it simple, its an anime that have a good cover, but broken inside

[@iownornot1]

totally agree with you here. animated really great story:shit characters:shit ending? wtf even was that

[@awua5891]

I sat through this entire series thinking of this as a mirror image of code geass, and although guy is not the main character schu (not sure about spelling), and guy both share the childhood friends who were reunited complex that suzaku and lelouch shared in Code Geass.

[@ShroomRPG]

You see I went into it expecting to hate it, and I didn't. Its not good..I don't think, but its not bad. The plot is obviously less than half baked and the first half is marred by fanservice and other bullshit. But it did manage to have some genuinely effective and shocking moments(Yahiro's story, the whole president Shu arc, Inori's farewell etc.) Part of it might be that its phenomenally well directed, the music kicks ass and the dub is really good. The actual substance beneath isn't anything special and we've seen it before, but its dressed up in just the right way to where it does manage to be somewhat effective. Overall i'd say its a 7/10, I probably wouldn't rewatch it, but its really not that bad, its at worst mediocre. There are MUCH worse shows of this kind you could watch.

[@aadliafiq]

Try so HARD to be code geass but ended up like SAO

[@chengye8485]

This shit is worse than sao

[@aadliafiq]

+Cheng Ye they both look pretty much the same

[@flyingnaga9786]

hey language, SAO is very good

[@mikeyboy7719]

cottonbaekhyun13 | stfu

[@mikeyboy7719]

cottonbaekhyun13 | YOU found it bad. That doesn't mean it is bad

[@dasboy25]

I like your perspective but, I have to say this is on my top 10 list because of the type of character shu is. I like to see a character who is not the superhero that knows everything and a relationship that is built around the alignment of fate.

[@llamazarecool]

8:51 my reaction when I listen to the soundtrack 😍😂

[@demonpirate5453]

I love the Temmie censorship lol

[@vincentv6891]

You know, while on 2:40, during you're intro, Lelouch was the first thing that popped into my mind, and I was waiting for you mention the Knightmares and such. Then you snapped me back when you showed Shou. I forgot I was watching a Guilty Crown review, not Code Geasse.

[@Tripfromfacade]

This is one of those shows that alot of ppl like and alot of ppl Hate

[@psi9343]

I am in the middle, I thought it was OK but understand why it gets hate.

[@kingjayded4752]

yea im in the middle, ost and animation are god tier but the characters and plot are wood tier

[@imblindboy]

+_ Hans _ haha exactly what I was thinking.

[@growingb11]

Shu is relatable IMO, he's one of those guys who take everything upon themselves and really don't fit into society because of it. But anyways, great music, is the main pulling factor in the anime. Its story and characters are similar to that or the original gurren laggan but with a less outrageous plot and a more simple power scheme. Even the endings were almost identical. The romance at times felt real but for the most part really doesn't make sense. I guess with enough time and honesty people grow towards each other. I watched it thinking it'd be a great anime, but it feels likes its been done before, again, with the example of gurren laggan. The characters were interesting I'll give it that. Gai, Shu, iniori, even some side characters were well developed and had their own set of ideals. Its not bad what's been done with the series as a whole, considering how short it was. not bad at all, I didn't hate it, I kind of enjoyed some parts since they did feel real. I rate it a 6 or 7 out of 10.

[@incelmagnet1737]

My biggest problem with it was the tyrant episode and how all oh shus friends were so eager to leave him for dead. It ruined all those characters for me, and then the one character that actually stayed with shu fucking died. She was legit like the only character I actually liked after the tyrant episode. Still a good show I just wish his friends showed at least a little more remorse

[@incelmagnet1737]

Especially that they were the ones that fucked him up in the first place and all.

[@Syddy_]

i never really felt like this was anything like code geass

[@Syddy_]

***** i watched both and death note and code geass are nothing alike, except for the fact that the main characters are "evil" (even though lelouch isn't really evil)

[@cake6851]

Lelouche is nothing like Light. Besides Code geass came first so stop.

[@cake6851]

***** Oh shit my bad. It gave me the date for the movie.

[@cake6851]

***** Yeah I know.

[@night1952]

Fom episode 1 you can tell it's a code geass wanabe. Everything is a copy of code geass but worse.

[@hanssilvyan6402]

One of the worst yet still one of the best anime ever.

[@Aurid_art]

+Hans Silvyan really thats the best way to describe this everything about this to me is bittersweet

[@KidSnivy69]

What?

[@TGEnigma]

+Hans Silvyan more like: One of the best worst anime.

[@imblindboy]

+Spoder Men Hes pretty much saying that the anime makes huge mistakes but also has perfected some things, good and bad pretty much. To me the soundtrack, and visuals are perfect. But theres a lot that couldve been better, although I wont mention cause ill spoil the entire anime basically.

[@hanssilvyan6402]

+Spoder Men More like bad but entertaining.

[@charliegone1652]

I thought it was garbage. The funniest part is when Shu comes out flying and shit like he gained a new power...I just face palmed on how obvious, corny it was.

[@RenciaFennaas]

Finally some is saying this show is bad and have bad characters. Im ur soul mate now :D

[@Pik3rob]

+RenciaFennaas What do you mean by finally? It's quite a popular opinion that this show is bad.

[@RenciaFennaas]

***** In my country this show won the award of best anime in 2011...

[@Pik3rob]

***** Even as a person who doesn't dislike the show, I can say that that's completely wrong.

[@RenciaFennaas]

***** In Poland even shows like Tokyo Ghoul are 10/10 rated by most people "because it have blood and deaths"

[@Pik3rob]

***** lol

[@minyaw1234]

Dropped the show after six episodes or so way back - I made the right decision I guess.

[@dave7886]

Minyaw same here

[@aliraffi2587]

Nope wrong decision

[@Kage-jk4pj]

Wrong decision boiiis

[@hussyskunk6286]

Yes, your decision is good. Dont be like me, i regret losing my time after watching those 22 episodes. Make me feels annoyed for 5 days, i cant even forgive myself for watching it until now

[@Kage-jk4pj]

@@hussyskunk6286 I've seen it twice all the way through first time i was a crazed fan boy, i can safely say the show is alright its a solid 7.5 out of 10 does a lot right but also some things terribly

[@robertfisher8359]

HOLY SHIT!!! A review of Guilty Crown that seems unbiased, well balanced, and not absolutely love it or hate it. I've been trying to get thoughts from my friends about this show because I watched it and virtually every single thought I had with this show was "Is it just me or..." So, Arkada... THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!! Unfortunately, I can only give this video one like.

[@nitler9531]

I literally watched the show just for the OP

[@kain1799]

Wait so guilty crown = Sao is basically just pretty, sounds nice, and failed potential.

[@shubhod9569]

+Kain Liason at least sao made sense. Guilty Crown just pulled plot twist after plot twist out of its ass on top a clusterf*ck of a story.

[@kain1799]

I'd rather ass pull plot twists than dozens of time jumps and an invincible main character with 0 personality.

[@shubhod9569]

+Kain Liason idk I prefer sao's plot

[@kain1799]

shubhankar das if you can call it a plot I know it has one but the plot for part one: Were all gonna die so we better win, oh wait we are the strongest characters in game let's just do bad harem comedy and have him choose best grill. Then they adopted a strange entity oh wait it's gone but with lord kirito's powers they saved her. Then lol back on the front lines to hey that was weird you're the bad guy right. Then fine I'll kill you right her to giant plot armor somehow doesn't die and in the end. Lol why did I create a serial murder game? Part 2: I need to save Asuna. Also cousin is in love with kirito. I would do more for season two or guilty crown but I haven't finished those yet.

[@fallinginate1941]

the amount of Welcome to Night Vale quotes is just great

[@gsidhu11]

Your final verdict is spot on! Beautiful animation and soundtrack! Wish they didn’t turn all the characters into selfish, mean characters. You couldn’t really root for anyone.. the second half of the story could’ve done a lot better. A lot of potential wasted :/ BUT I would still watch it for the audio and visuals. I can rewatch the ending of episode 4 over and over!

[@katsuo7798]

Please don't ever compare Shu to Simon. That's just disrespectful to Gurren Lagann. Nice review btw.

[@KylonLoL]

I just saw this series, I agreed with what he said completely....but still enjoyed watching the show. It would be great if they could do a remake at some point in time and take their time with the story so there aren't so many plot holes. But we all know that won't happen, even with the void concept being pretty cool.

[@joes2735]

Such a bad overhyped anime. Never understood the fans.